Tutorial Tuesday

Here's how to make the ruffle shirt to match the heart skirt from last week!

Interested in the ruffle heart skirt? You can find it HERE.

First, I started with the pattern for this project.

I cut out the front 1 1/2" from the fold to make room for 6 front pleats:

I also cut the neck about 1/2" higher so I could trim it cleanly after I made the pleats.

I cut out the back yoke pieces not on the fold, cutting 2 and adding 2" on the center edges:

and then cut out the lower back 1 1/2" from the fold to make back pleats for ease:

I also cut one strip of 1 3/4" wide on the bias (not shown) to make bias tape, a piece of white 2" wide by about 6" long (for the fake front button placket), and ruffle pieces about 15 1/2" by 3 1/2" with the ends tapered for the last few inches:

Next, I marked my pleats. I marked center, then 3/4", 1 1/4", 1 3/4", 2 1/4" 2 3/4", and 3 1/4" from center on both sides and extending 5" down the front. Then met up the marks on both sides of center and pinned them:

Then I took my fake button placket to the ironing board and ironed the sides and bottom in 1/2":

ironed in the bottom corners:

and then ironed the bottom up to make a nice edge:

Centered this on the front with the bottom 5" down, stitched it on, and stitched down the pleats:

then folded the shirt front in half and trimmed the neckline using the pattern:

I turned the center edges of the back yoke under 1/2" then 1" and ironed them:

and pinned the opening together, overlapping 1":

I marked where I wanted the back pleats, 1 1/2" and 3" from the arm edge on both sides:

pinned them:

and sewed the back yoke to the lower back piece, finishing the seam and topstitching it:

Then sewed the shoulder seams:

I ironed the ruffle pieces in half and ran a gathering stitch 1/4" and 1/8" from the cut edge:

Gathered them up, pinned them to the armholes ending about 3 1/2" from the shoulder seams on both sides, then basted them on:

I used some single fold bias tape to finish the armholes by lining up the edges and sewing 1/4" in:

then ironed it to the inside and stitched it down, covering all the raw edges:

After both sides were done, I sewed up the side seams:

and then finished the neck with the bias tape I made:

I finished the back opening with two buttons and buttonholes:

Finally, I hemmed the bottom and added little heart buttons to the fake front placket.

Ruffle shirt done!

Here's my happy-to-model-if-it-means-I-can-go-outside Leah! :)

With her favorite chicken!

Close-up of back

Close-up of front

My happy girl! :)

Let me know if you have any questions!

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